Mr. Varnell
Poetry Genius: Close Reading and Annotation in a Social Network World (GDLC)
Poetry Genius Intro Video

Class Example: Caesar Speech Basic Site Actions- Select text
- Annotate
- Add a picture or video The Bigger Picture- Digital Wall of History
- Close Reading as Game
- Visual Literacy
- Social Media Context BUT HOW WOULD I USE THIS IN THE CLASSROOM?Assignments- Soundtrack Of My Life (Semester opener)
- Literature Annotation Assignments
- Formative Assessment: Freestyle Fridays
- Summative Unit Assessment: Monomyth
- Summative Semester Assessment: Student Portfolios
- Writing
- Reading Journals
- Discussion Threads Course Resources- Presentations: Shakespeare Intro
- Class syllabus and guidelines
- Class rosters
- Missing assignments page
- Instructional pages with audio/video Common Core Unit: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock- Close reading: annotation
- Comparison of multiple genres
- Non-fiction: Drake & Prufrock
- Performance: Group readings of annotations
- Product (Creative Writing): Freestyles
- All of Genius prepares for Tech at jobs or college! SO LET'S GET YOU SIGNED UP NOW!